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City: Help shape our vision of the future

'Connect Fort Morgan' seeks input at community meeting

What will Fort Morgan be? How will the future look? The City of Fort Morgan invites all residents to join a conversation on the development of the city's Comprehensive Plan.

The Comprehensive Plan will serve as a policy document containing a vision for the future growth and development of Fort Morgan.

The plan will provide the City with strategies for economic development; infrastructure upgrades and expansions; and general improvements for community services and character.

City staff and representatives from consulting firm Logan Simpson will be at the Library/Museum Community Room on Tuesday, Feb. 23, from 5 to 7 p.m. to hear from you. Stop by any time and warm up with some hot cocoa.

Through interviews, surveys and community outreach events, the Comp Plan team has heard what residents love about Fort Morgan and what can be improved. Now they need your help to shape the community's vision that will guide the future over the next 10 to 15 years and help identify specific opportunity areas throughout the city.

The "Connect Fort Morgan" team has been working to establish baseline conditions for the seven Comprehensive Plan themes; Housing & Demographics, Economic Development, Community Services & Facilities, Transportation, Utilities, Environmental Quality & Hazards, and Land Use & Growth Management.

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The Feb. 23 gathering will be an open house-style event. Participants can review the "snapshots" developed about current conditions and provide input on proposed vision statements for the future in each of the plan theme areas. The hope is to begin to identify preliminary opportunity areas on large maps at the meeting. A video will be shown about the importance of planning and the process Fort Morgan is using to involve all of the community's stakeholders in developing its future vision.

If you are unable to attend, opportunities will be available to participate online. Also, don't forget to visit the Comp Plan website at http://www.connectfortmorgan.org/ and sign up with your name and e-mail address to receive upcoming meeting notifications, online surveys, and plan updates.

Make sure you have a hand and a voice in shaping the City of Fort Morgan's future, and get involved today.

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